Section 8- Tribal Council

Tribal Council

Message from the chairperson

Hestum,

We will continue to offer our prayers of strength for those who have lost loved ones. Blessings that call out to all of us to do our part in reaffirming our commitment to educate our community by continuing to share the blessings with the greater community of Shasta County.

Four words have come to my mind over these past few years:

Adapting- We as a sovereign nation have had the capability of adapting. Since contact, our people have always been able to adapt due to the ever-changing world that we live in and when COVID hit, to continue to do so as a nation. It was easy for us to start doing things on zoom or WebEx because we had to provide for our people and the people within our Homelands.

Educating- We are always educating the community, the state, and the federal government and as each election happens, we have to start over, but it is necessary for the Tribe to educate people about Tribal rights and issues.

Preserving-We must always preserve our history in the past but still be able to move forward in the future. Preserving and knowing our past, allows us to hold our heads up high and follow our traditional values, that are still intact, which allows us the strength to move forward.

Prospering- By following are traditional values and laws that have been handed down from our creator, Olelbis, we will continue to prosper. When we prosper, you prosper because it allows us to share our resources with the community such as the Tribal Council establishing the grants that have been given back to the small businesses within our Homelands (140 to date), as well as philanthropic branch through the Redding Rancheria Community Foundation.

We encourage you to join us in celebrating life and do your part in educating and empowering and providing hope to those in need in our community. As I refIect over the last three years, it is with a brand new year of changes, commitments, and celebrations. As we slowly break out of the past two years of isolation, shut down, and loss, we must give thanks for surviving thus far and rejoice in the lives we have. With our focus on community involvement and building partnerships, we are moving forward as Northern California’s leading tribe. So celebrate with us today- our State of the Tribe.

2021 - 2022 Tribal Council Back Row:

Laine Hayward, Michelle Hayward, Miranda Edwards, Jason Hayward, Sr.

Front Row:

Nicole Wilkes, Patty Spaulding, Jack Potter, Jr., Hope Wilkes, Jason Hayward, Jr., Tony Hayward, Sr.